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[6] [7] They are the Martinique amazon (Amazona martinica) [8] [9] and the Guadeloupe amazon (Amazona violacea). [6] [10] [11] Amazon parrots were described living on Guadeloupe by Jean-Baptiste Du Tertre in 1667 and by Jean-Baptiste Labat in 1742, and they were called Psittacus violaceus at that time. Labat also described amazon parrots living ...
Amazon parrots — parrots of the genus Amazona (scientific name), native to the tropical Americas Pages in category "Amazon parrots" The following 43 pages are in ...
Amazon parrots average 5 weeks for nest initiation, with most successful nestings averaging 2.2 fledglings. [28] Amazon parrots mostly breed during late winter and spring, as they are seasonal breeders. [29]: 255 This may happen due to seasonal food availability or a lower chance of flooding, as the period is generally dry. West Indian amazon ...
The yellow-crowned amazon or yellow-crowned parrot (Amazona ochrocephala) is a species of parrot native to tropical South America, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. The taxonomy is highly complex and the yellow-headed ( A. oratrix ) and yellow-naped amazon ( A. auropalliata ) are sometimes considered subspecies of the yellow ...
The yellow-naped amazon or yellow-naped parrot (Amazona auropalliata) is a widespread amazon parrot sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala). [3] It inhabits the Pacific coast of southern Mexico and Central America.
A generally recognized disadvantage of the yellow-headed amazon and its close relatives (such as the yellow-naped amazon) is hormonal aggressiveness, most notable among males in the breeding season. It is a member of the "Hot Three" (referring to the male bird's "hot" temper), along with the yellow-naped and blue-fronted.
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The red-crowned amazon (Amazona viridigenalis), also known as the red-crowned parrot, green-cheeked amazon or Mexican red-headed parrot, is an endangered amazon parrot native to northeastern Mexico and possibly southern Texas in the United States.